hi yes but surely not as accessible be far. ----- source message ----- from: Jonathan <digitaltoast@xxxxxxxxx> to: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx date: 2010/04/12 12:09:11 subject: [access-uk] Re: the uk rail app for the i-phone > > > It might be worth pointing out that while the National Rail app is £5, > there are two other apps which use the same data and offer mostly the > same features, free. > > One is the CrossCountry app (but works across the whole UK) > http://itunes.apple.com/app/train-search/id331578824 > > The other is the Trainline app which allows you to buy tickets, too: > http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/thetrainline/id334235181 > > I'd be interested to see how these other apps stack up for visually > impaired users, compared to National Rail's own "pay us a fiver" app. > > On 12 April 2010 12:55, John Gallagher <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi all, > > We hear so much about lack of access for us but I installed the uk rail app > > on my i-phone and could not really use it. > > I put out a message on the viphone list and a company got in touch. > > Dave Addey from the company said that they would like to make this app more > > accessible for blind people. > > I now have the updated app hear and it is truly amazing. > > you can set your home station and see all the trains leaving and arriving. > > You can set a route say from Leeds to Windermere and see the platform the > > train goes from and you can see where to change trains. > > When you do a search for trains you can scroll down the list of stations. > > this is truly brilliant. > > cheers. > > > > inin* To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > > inin* [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > > inin* If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > > inin* access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > inin* and in the Subject line type > > inin* unsubscribe > > inin* For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > > inin* immediately-following link:- > > inin* [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > > inin* or send a message, to > > inin* access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > > > > > > -- > Providing support to Britain's 500 talking newspaper services > http://www.talking-newspapers.co.uk/ > inin* To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > inin* [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > inin* If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > inin* access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > inin* and in the Subject line type > inin* unsubscribe > inin* For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > inin* immediately-following link:- > inin* [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > inin* or send a message, to > inin* access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq